Only Teddy Roosevelt could take something like the Presidency and make it the most boring part of his life.

He stumbled into the office by accident, and seemingly liked it enough to stick around for a few years. But even with all the time he spent appointing federal judges (75 of them), it always seemed as though running a country was always just getting in the way of other things.

In part three of this look at Theodore Roosevelt, The GBOAT focuses on lame stuff, like being President of The United States of America. Continue reading “Teddy Roosevelt, Pt. 3”

Over the course of time, facts about historical figures are often lost. Some of their greatest achievements are downgraded or even completely forgotten. People remember only one or two things that they accomplished, and the rest is thrown away.

The funny thing is, sometimes it doesn’t take a long amount of time for this to happen.

Just ten years ago, Drew Bledsoe was set to lead the New England Patriots to a potential Super Bowl run. He was injured in the second game (a sheared blood vessel in his chest, which sounds like the worst thing ever) and was replaced by unheralded backup Tom Brady. Brady, of course, has gone on to become on of the best quarterbacks in NFL history.

Continue reading “Teddy Roosevelt, Pt. 2”

More likely than not, all that you really know about Theodore Roosevelt is that he liked bears, softly carried sticks around, and built a big canal. While these things are true, History fails us by only emphasizes these points.

The important thing to remember is this: Teddy Roosevelt was more awesome than you will ever be.

Of course there are commonly known stories about the 26th President of the United States of America. Of course he was a war hero. Of course he inspired one of the most popular children’s toys ever. Of course he was notoriously charismatic and could get along with a brick wall. Everyone knows these accomplishments.

Most people don’t realize that he lived his entire life by the motto “Be awesome or die trying” (copyright 2011 The GBOAT)

The Greatest Blog Of All Time presents the first post in a series on Theodore Roosevelt.

The story of Theodore Roosevelt is a true American story. After all, it’s about facing the odds and coming out on top. It is the true underdog story. It epitomizes everything The Greatest Nation On Earth is about.

And it all starts with some scrawny kid with asthma.

Continue reading “Teddy Roosevelt, Pt. 1”

There is no more powerful weapon in the world than the Opinion. This is because of one reason: they are inarguable.

Opinions allow people to degrade other people without getting in trouble. They are a safety net for harmful comments. All one has to do is include the phrase “In my opinion”, “No offense”, or “Nothing personal” to any statement. Suddenly, anything can be said, without consequence, because there is a belief that everyone is entitled to an opinion.

Put simply, an opinion is a completely excusable verbal punch to the face.

Continue reading “Editorials”

There are only a few differences between dolphins and sheep.

The first is that one lives in the water, while one lives on land.

The second is that one is smooth and eats fish, while the other is wooly and eats grass.

And the third is that one is highly intelligent, while the other is considered to be one of the stupidest animals in the world.

Continue reading “Sheep”

The Bible itself says that man shall not live by bread alone.

While that may be taken slightly out of context, it also has dietary truth to it. Man can’t live on just the bare, bland alliterative bread out there. Or rather, men don’t want to.

Going back to the Bible, don’t forget that God gave the Israelites special bread directly from heaven and they decided they STILL wanted some meat with it.

Continue reading “Gravy”